Police seek Merrill man accused of possessing child pornography

10:41 PM,
Dec. 27, 2013

Michael Baumann

Written by

Shereen Siewert
Daily Herald Media

Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 31-year-old Merrill man accused of plying a 14-year-old boy with alcohol and taking pictures of the boy's genitals while the boy slept.

Michael D. Baumann faces felony charges of possession of child pornography and exposing a child's genitals and two misdemeanor counts of selling alcohol to a minor. The charges were filed Dec. 20 in Marathon County Circuit Court.

Baumann already is on probation; in 2011, he was convicted in Lincoln County Circuit Court on theft charges and sentenced to two years of probation. ...